What color is #D6AE92?

#D6AE92 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D6AE92?

The RGB value is 214, 174, 146: 214 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D6AE92?

The complementary color is #92BAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D6AE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D6AE92 color

#D6AE92 rgb(214, 174, 146)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D6AE92 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.9% red, 68.2% green and 57.3% blue (214, 174, 146).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 45% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#D6AE92 color codes

HEX	`#D6AE92`
RGB	`rgb(214, 174, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.9%, 68.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 45%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, 10.56, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 22.51, 62.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.057, 46.646, 33.661)`
Decimal	`14069394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D6AE92, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D6AE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D6AE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D6AE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d6ae92; }
.text { color: #d6ae92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6ae92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(214 174 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d6ae92, #d6d092); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #D6AE92?: #D6AE92 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D6AE92?: The RGB value is 214, 174, 146: 214 red, 174 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D6AE92?: The complementary color is #92BAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D6AE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.